Live rate: 1 USD = 293.6000 LKR (-0.14%)

Inverted: 1 LKR = 0.0034 USD

Who offers today's best rates for buying Sri Lankan Rupees?

Our comparison data shows Horizon Currency provides the best Sri Lankan Rupee rate for transfers, with an indicative quote of 291.0163. The best travel money rate is offered by Travel FX at 290.9576 and the best currency card rate is offered by Wise with 291.0163.

ProviderExchange RateFeeYou GetServiceNotesAction

Live Market Rate

293.60000290.6640
Horizon Currency 291.0163

(indicative)

0291.0163 International Payments and Transfers Experts in international money transfers for business and individuals, delivering industry-beating exchange rates.
CorPay 291.5448

(indicative)

0291.5448 International Payments and Transfers Indicative Dealing Desk Quote. Rate can only be applied to transfers in excess of £2000 equivalent.
wise 293.60000.88%291.0163 Best Multi-Currency Card One currency card for all your travels. Use it instantly as a digital card and top-up from the app, with the mid-market rate. 40+ currencies. Save up to 87% when you spend internationally.
Travel FX 290.95760290.9576 Holiday FX, Cash Delivery A specialist alternative to banks, bureau de change & the Post Office for clients seeking competitive currency exchange rates. A multiple award-winning company, offering free delivery (over £700.00), no commission charges, payment by Debit Card or Bank Transfer and typically offering the best exchange rates available.

Best Bank Rate

Banks
285.3792

(upper range)

Variable285.3792 Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by IMTI

Worst Bank Rate

Banks
283.3240

(lower range)

Variable283.3240Payments, transfers, holiday money Determined using data on spread charges supplied by Money Mover and Accourt

Paypal

Paypal
280.38800280.3880 International Payments and Transfers
For full historical data please visit: USD/LKR exchange rate history pages for the year 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012

January - 2024

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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2

Open: 323.9200

Close: 323.9200

Mid: 323.9200

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4
5

Open: 322.8800

Close: 323.8800

Mid: 323.3800

6
7
8

Open: 323.0100

Close: 323.0200

Mid: 323.0100

9

Open: 322.5000

Close: 322.5000

Mid: 322.5000

10

Open: 322.5100

Close: 322.9900

Mid: 322.7500

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12
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15

Open: 322.4900

Close: 321.9900

Mid: 322.2400

16
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Open: 321.7400

Close: 320.9900

Mid: 321.3800

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Open: 321.2300

Close: 320.6100

Mid: 320.9200

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Open: 320.0300

Close: 319.8700

Mid: 319.9500

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Open: 319.9000

Close: 318.4900

Mid: 319.1950

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Open: 317.8300

Close: 317.8500

Mid: 317.8400

30

Open: 317.8400

Close: 317.4800

Mid: 317.6600

31

Open: 317.4700

Close: 316.0400

Mid: 316.7550

February - 2024

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 313.1300

Close: 313.1300

Mid: 313.1300

2

Open: 312.0800

Close: 312.0800

Mid: 312.0800

3
4
5
6

Open: 312.8000

Close: 314.1400

Mid: 313.4700

7

Open: 313.3100

Close: 313.3100

Mid: 313.3100

8

Open: 313.2900

Close: 313.4500

Mid: 313.3700

9

Open: 313.4100

Close: 312.9800

Mid: 313.1950

10
11
12

Open: 312.9400

Close: 313.5200

Mid: 313.2100

13

Open: 313.5300

Close: 313.3200

Mid: 313.4250

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27
28

Open: 310.1800

Close: 310.1800

Mid: 310.1800

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March - 2024

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
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2
3
4
5

Open: 308.2200

Close: 308.1900

Mid: 308.2050

6

Open: 308.2000

Close: 307.9200

Mid: 308.0600

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Open: 306.9800

Close: 306.5800

Mid: 306.7800

13

Open: 306.1400

Close: 306.1300

Mid: 306.1350

14

Open: 305.6400

Close: 305.6400

Mid: 305.6400

15

Open: 305.7700

Close: 305.3200

Mid: 305.5450

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Open: 305.3800

Close: 305.3900

Mid: 305.3850

19

Open: 305.4000

Close: 303.9800

Mid: 304.7000

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Open: 304.1800

Close: 304.1800

Mid: 304.1800

21

Open: 304.0000

Close: 303.9500

Mid: 303.9750

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Open: 303.2600

Close: 302.2000

Mid: 302.7300

26

Open: 302.0100

Close: 302.0200

Mid: 302.0150

27

Open: 302.0800

Close: 300.9000

Mid: 301.5150

28

Open: 300.9100

Close: 300.4700

Mid: 300.6900

29

Open: 300.4900

Close: 300.4400

Mid: 300.4850

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April - 2024

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 300.4300

Close: 300.4300

Mid: 300.4300

2

Open: 299.3800

Close: 299.3800

Mid: 299.3800

3

Open: 299.5100

Close: 299.5100

Mid: 299.5100

4
5
6
7
8

Open: 298.8700

Close: 298.9000

Mid: 298.8850

9

Open: 298.8400

Close: 298.6600

Mid: 298.7500

10
11
12

Open: 298.5200

Close: 298.3600

Mid: 298.4400

13
14
15

Open: 298.3800

Close: 298.9600

Mid: 298.6700

16
17

Open: 300.0900

Close: 301.7600

Mid: 300.9250

18

Open: 301.7100

Close: 301.2400

Mid: 301.4750

19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26

Open: 297.0200

Close: 295.8400

Mid: 296.4300

27
28
29

Open: 295.8800

Close: 297.3600

Mid: 296.6200

30

May - 2024

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3
4
5
6

Open: 297.1000

Close: 296.9600

Mid: 297.0300

7

Open: 296.9500

Close: 299.7500

Mid: 298.3500

8
9

Open: 300.3300

Close: 298.7300

Mid: 299.5300

10
11
12
13

Open: 298.9700

Close: 299.3000

Mid: 299.1350

14

Open: 299.2800

Close: 301.4700

Mid: 300.3700

15
16
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19
20

Open: 299.8200

Close: 299.8200

Mid: 299.8200

21

Open: 299.8300

Close: 300.0200

Mid: 299.9250

22

Open: 300.0300

Close: 300.1100

Mid: 300.0700

23

Open: 300.1200

Close: 300.1100

Mid: 300.1150

24
25
26
27

Open: 299.6700

Close: 300.5200

Mid: 300.0950

28

Open: 300.5100

Close: 301.7200

Mid: 301.1150

29

Open: 301.7800

Close: 301.8200

Mid: 301.8000

30
31

Open: 300.7400

Close: 300.7400

Mid: 300.7400

June - 2024

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3

Open: 300.7400

Close: 301.8700

Mid: 301.3050

4
5

Open: 302.4800

Close: 302.4800

Mid: 302.4800

6

Open: 302.8700

Close: 302.8700

Mid: 302.8700

7

Open: 302.8300

Close: 302.6700

Mid: 302.7500

8
9
10
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12

Open: 302.1100

Close: 302.1100

Mid: 302.1100

13

Open: 303.8900

Close: 303.8900

Mid: 303.8900

14
15
16
17

Open: 304.0500

Close: 303.7200

Mid: 303.8850

18
19

Open: 305.0000

Close: 305.1900

Mid: 305.0950

20

Open: 305.1900

Close: 305.2300

Mid: 305.2100

21
22
23
24
25

Open: 305.3100

Close: 305.4200

Mid: 305.3650

26
27

Open: 305.5400

Close: 306.0600

Mid: 305.8000

28

Open: 306.0600

Close: 306.0200

Mid: 306.0400

29
30

July - 2024

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 305.3200

Close: 305.3200

Mid: 305.3200

2
3

Open: 305.6600

Close: 304.3300

Mid: 304.9950

4
5

Open: 304.7500

Close: 304.7200

Mid: 304.7350

6
7
8

Open: 304.7200

Close: 304.4900

Mid: 304.6050

9

Open: 304.5900

Close: 304.1300

Mid: 304.3600

10

Open: 304.1400

Close: 303.7100

Mid: 303.9300

11

Open: 303.6800

Close: 302.9500

Mid: 303.3150

12

Open: 302.4800

Close: 302.4800

Mid: 302.4800

13
14
15

Open: 302.4900

Close: 302.6900

Mid: 302.5900

16

Open: 303.4900

Close: 303.4900

Mid: 303.4900

17

Open: 303.4800

Close: 303.6800

Mid: 303.5800

18

Open: 303.6800

Close: 304.0600

Mid: 303.8700

19
20
21
22

Open: 303.5100

Close: 304.1200

Mid: 303.8150

23
24

Open: 303.7000

Close: 303.6300

Mid: 303.6650

25

Open: 303.6300

Close: 303.4700

Mid: 303.5500

26

Open: 303.4600

Close: 302.9600

Mid: 303.2100

27
28
29

Open: 302.9700

Close: 302.7900

Mid: 302.8800

30

Open: 302.8300

Close: 302.4000

Mid: 302.6150

31

Open: 302.4200

Close: 302.4000

Mid: 302.4100

August - 2024

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 302.4200

Close: 303.2200

Mid: 302.8200

2

Open: 303.2200

Close: 301.7600

Mid: 302.4900

3
4
5

Open: 301.5800

Close: 300.3700

Mid: 300.9750

6
7
8

Open: 301.9000

Close: 300.9800

Mid: 301.4400

9
10
11
12

Open: 301.1500

Close: 299.2700

Mid: 300.2100

13
14
15
16

Open: 298.9900

Close: 298.7600

Mid: 298.8750

17
18
19
20

Open: 299.4300

Close: 299.3900

Mid: 299.4100

21

Open: 300.5900

Close: 300.5900

Mid: 300.5900

22

Open: 301.3800

Close: 301.3800

Mid: 301.3800

23
24
25
26
27
28
29

Open: 300.4600

Close: 300.1100

Mid: 300.2850

30
31

September - 2024

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1
2
3

Open: 298.9500

Close: 298.9900

Mid: 298.9700

4
5

Open: 299.0000

Close: 298.7300

Mid: 298.8650

6

Open: 298.7000

Close: 298.8100

Mid: 298.7550

7
8
9

Open: 300.6700

Close: 300.6700

Mid: 300.6700

10

Open: 300.5100

Close: 300.5100

Mid: 300.5100

11

Open: 300.5400

Close: 300.5500

Mid: 300.5450

12

Open: 301.7100

Close: 301.7100

Mid: 301.7100

13

Open: 301.3000

Close: 301.3000

Mid: 301.3000

14
15
16

Open: 301.7000

Close: 301.6700

Mid: 301.6850

17

Open: 301.6900

Close: 302.0800

Mid: 301.8850

18

Open: 302.0900

Close: 303.4400

Mid: 302.7650

19
20

Open: 304.8300

Close: 305.1900

Mid: 305.0100

21
22
23

Open: 305.1900

Close: 304.4100

Mid: 304.8000

24
25
26
27
28
29
30

October - 2024

SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1

Open: 296.3000

Close: 294.8700

Mid: 295.5850

2
3

Open: 294.9500

Close: 294.0200

Mid: 294.4850

4

Open: 294.0300

Close: 293.6000

Mid: 293.8150

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